Bradstreet, John, 1714-1774 [Order to pay Robert Livingston 576 pounds]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.275 Author/Creator: Bradstreet, John, 1714-1774 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1759/06/04 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Bradstreet, a British officer, orders Abraham W. Cortin, a temporary deputy paymaster general, to make the payment, which was owed for "Sundries supplied for His Majesty's service" during the French and Indian War. A note signed by Livingston below the order states that the payment should be made to Dirck Jansen. A note signed my Jansen on the verso indicates the payment was received on 8 August 1759.
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